So the dying experiment seems to have worked! I think next time I'll leave it soaking for a couple more hours, though. Now to find flesh tone spandex/lycra/something. I'm thinking to go for full coverage and just airbrush/paint the "muscle" and curves rather than risk exposing myself @_@

For the love of cosplay, it feels good to finally make some progress on this dress. -hopes she doesn't jinx herself- Got a invisble zipper installed and finally figured out the order in which I'll continue from here. Hem back, add ruffles, add the strange straps that hold the opening together, then figure out the whole facing/bra bit. YES.

So I started reading Gate 7 and honestly I think I would love to do a Hana cosplay. Thankfully all of the designs Clamp has put out for the color pages are way too difficult for me to do. XD Although I'm still hoping they will have something that is possible for me to do but is still complicated.

.... Apparently working more or less constantly on this cosplay has an unfortunate side effect of making me feel twitchy when I'm not working on it. It's too dark, late and frankly, I'm really tired but my fingers are itchy for a needle and thread. Tomorrow, tomorrow I will start on the bustier, when I have light...after I try on that shapewear again. In the meanwhile....I'll create more ideas.

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Cosplay Plan of Attack:

Umm.... nothing at the moment is being worked on.All creative power diverted to FanExpo Artist's Alley table! Yay! Accessories and such!

I just started tying up the individual curls on Nadeshiko so that they don't get tangled or ruined in any way between now and Anime Expo and also so that I could figure out which I wanted to redo and such.
It turns out I want to redo nearly half of them, and I also have a third or so that needs to be curled, period.
I....tomorrow.

Ohhh boy I have no idea what to do... I want to start making my skirt for my Tifa Lockhart cosplay, but I've run into several road blocks... Her skirt falls under her belly button and she is super leggy. However, since my torso is waaaay longer than hers, if I bring the skirt that far down, it would stump my legs quite a bit. I could bring it up to my waist and just barely cover my belly button, which could get a pretty accurate leg - exposed waist - shirt ratio.... but I worry still!